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At Christmas Time...Give All You Can To As Many As You Can!

By Rob Thomas

Real Estate Agent with Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 TN and VA

December 15, 2014 07:25 AM

At Christmas Time...Give All You Can To As Many As You Can!

I actually classify this as a Holiday Event!

Holiday Giving Suggestions ...Thanks to a great Challenge by Belinda Spillman ...

To Pay It Forward by Giving Back During This Christmas Season, Aimee and I decided to give back to as many as we could this Christmas Season!

Santa

SANTA SAYS ....GIVE!

Thanks to a project that our company, Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities supports every year ....

Santa Pal ...

Where our company adopts 4 local kids!

We all pitch in and try our best to give each one ...

The Christmas they will never forget!

They are from underprivileged families in both Bristol TN and VA and also Eastern Sullivan County.

Locally ....more than 1,000 local children are counting down the days until Christmas and hoping someone or some group will step in to help brighten their holiday!

The total number of kids who are part of the program have increased from around 830 in 2012 to more than 1,000 this year!

Sliegh

I can promise when you take all the donations from our over 20 member office that all of the kids our company adopted will have a Christmas they will never forget!

Stars

During this great time of giving we also take the time to give to The Sullivan County Animal Shelter ...we have such a great life with Waffles and Peaches that I just can't imagine "not" donating to this great cause!

Stars

We also look for those around town who are parked at different intersections asking for help ...we found a family outside of Office Depot in Bristol VA with a sign saying they were stranded ...while in the store buying office supplies we purchased a Gift Card to Cracker Barrel and walked it over to their van and told them to go across the street and enjoy a great meal.

Snowman

We will continue to do and give as much as we can between now and Christmas as we all should!

I personally think we all have been blessed and should give as much as we can to as many as we can ....not just right now because of Christmas, but throughout the whole year!

Remember ...it's not what we do ...It's just that we do something!

I hope you all have a very ....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Potranco Realty

Potranco Realty - San Antonio, TX

"Sold with Potranco Realty"

Good morning Rob, Christmas is all about he kiddos in my eyes and its nice to read your office picks four kiddos to sponsor.

Dec 15, 2014 08:05 PM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

Yep, Rob. This is the season for giving.

Dec 15, 2014 08:59 PM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Dagny Eason

Dagny's Real Estate - Wilton, CT

Fairfield County CT, CDPE Homes For Sale and Condo

Wow! Rob- that is so wonderful to read! You and your company are so generous, and it is nice to read about this in this season. Lucky kids!

Dec 15, 2014 09:04 PM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Amanda S. Davidson

Amanda Davidson Real Estate Group Brokered By Real - Alexandria, VA

Alexandria Virginia Homes For Sale

Rob, this was such a wonderful and inspiring post to read. I really love that you remember the animals too. Donating to shelters is something I really enjoy doing too.

Dec 15, 2014 10:17 PM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Joan Cox

House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO

Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Rob Thomas you are really "making a difference" in so many kids' lives this year. This is what Christmas is all about!

Dec 15, 2014 11:45 PM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN
Roy Kelley

Gaithersburg, MD

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I stopped back by to 'like' the comments on this blog. I hope that others will do the same.

Dec 16, 2014 12:07 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN
Jon Kolsky

Long Beach, CA

Jon Kolsky

Kolsky Realty & Management - Long Beach, CA

Licensed California Real Estate Broker

Rob Thomas ~ the more we do for others the better we make the world, and that goes double/triple when we make the world better for kids... And you my friend have made a big difference by your actions and have made the world a much better place

Dec 16, 2014 12:55 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN

Belinda Spillman

Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado - Aurora, CO

Colorado Living!

Rob, Very nicely done. Kids and animals. I love it!!!

Dec 16, 2014 02:10 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN

Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®

Lewisburg, WV

Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Hi Rob, I couldn't agree more that we should all give as much as we can to as may as we can and not just doing the holidays but throughout the year.

Dec 16, 2014 02:33 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN

Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional

Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL

Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

You are indeed right, tis the season but not just now, people need assistance throughout the year.

Dec 16, 2014 03:51 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN

Kelly Hagglund

The Kelly Group Real Estate - Newberg, OR

SW Portland Real Estate Expert

Beautiful post! It is wonderful that you personally and your business are doing so much for your community!! Pay it forward is a motto to live by year round, not just for Christmas! Thanks so much for sharing the spirit of giving!

Dec 16, 2014 04:38 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN

Robert Bob Gilbert

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties - Katy, TX

Your Katy TX ( West of Houston) Real Estate Expert

Rob, You folks have your hearts and holiday spirit in the right spot. great job of helping folks who really need the help. making Christmas special for children who might not get anything if not for you folks is such a fantastic thing to do. congrats to all of you who participated.

Dec 16, 2014 06:13 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN

Rob Thomas

Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN

Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Thanks for the comments ...I really appreciate you all stopping by ...I hope we all give as much as we can!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Dec 16, 2014 06:16 AM

Conrad Allen

Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA

Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi Rob. Your company has a huge heart and a bigger wallet.

Dec 16, 2014 06:50 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN

Rob Thomas

Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN

Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Conrad Allen ....They really do ...thanks for stopping by!

Dec 16, 2014 08:52 AM

Lottie Kendall

Compass - San Francisco, CA

Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

You found many great ways to help, Rob, that will be much appreciated by many.

Dec 18, 2014 12:29 AM

Rob Thomas

Bristol, TN

Ron Marshall

Marshall Enterprises - Saint Michael, MN

Birdhouse Builder Extraordinaire

Could I hit the Like button fifteen times for this entry, Rob???? Wish I could! And, you are my 21st comment, so this is my gift to you.....THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND ARE DOING!!

Dec 18, 2014 07:56 AM